When politicians cried on camera

US President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2016.

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Former US House Speaker John Boehner (2nd L) stifles a sob as he awards astronaut the late Neil Armstrong (L) with the Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin who was rallying for his presidential elections has tears in his eyes as he addresses supporters during a rally in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin in central Moscow March 4, 2012

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North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un cries as his father, North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-Il, lies in state during the run-up to his funeral in Pyongyang in this still image taken from video broadcast on December 27, 2011.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes his eyes after speaking during the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report in Ottawa, Canada, December 15, 2015.

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves to supporters as his girlfriend Francesca Pascale looks on during a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, outside his palace in central Rome August 4, 2013.

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Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner touches the face of her son Maximo after winning the nationwide presidential election in Buenos Aires October 23, 2011.

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Vice President Joe Biden turns away to wipe his tears after being introduced by his son during his Vice Presidential election at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008.

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Former US President George W. Bush sheds a tear during a ceremony to present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Navy SEAL Petty Officer Michael Monsoor, in the East Room of the White House in Washington April 8, 2008.

US President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2016.

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Former US House Speaker John Boehner (2nd L) stifles a sob as he awards astronaut the late Neil Armstrong (L) with the Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. <br>

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin who was rallying for his presidential elections has tears in his eyes as he addresses supporters during a rally in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin in central Moscow March 4, 2012

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North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un cries as his father, North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-Il, lies in state during the run-up to his funeral in Pyongyang in this still image taken from video broadcast on December 27, 2011.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes his eyes after speaking during the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report in Ottawa, Canada, December 15, 2015.

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves to supporters as his girlfriend Francesca Pascale looks on during a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, outside his palace in central Rome August 4, 2013.

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Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner touches the face of her son Maximo after winning the nationwide presidential election in Buenos Aires October 23, 2011.

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Vice President Joe Biden turns away to wipe his tears after being introduced by his son during his Vice Presidential election at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. <br>

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Former US President George W. Bush sheds a tear during a ceremony to present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Navy SEAL Petty Officer Michael Monsoor, in the East Room of the White House in Washington April 8, 2008.